Discussion:
devede embedded subtitles
Randolph Jones
2013-04-20 20:38:05 UTC
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can dvede make a video dvd using the srt file to embed subtitles?

I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player

I can make a dvd that plays embedded subtitles in dvd player, but lots
of old movies on youtube have separate subtitle files, and
downloadhelper does not download the srt file with the movie, and the
downloaded movie does not have subtitles.

vlc can play the downloaded movie with the srt file to produce a
subtitled movie.

problem is how to make a dvd from this material that will play in a
player.
TIA
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Patrick O'Callaghan
2013-04-21 00:03:55 UTC
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Post by Randolph Jones
can dvede make a video dvd using the srt file to embed subtitles?
I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player
I can make a dvd that plays embedded subtitles in dvd player, but lots
of old movies on youtube have separate subtitle files, and
downloadhelper does not download the srt file with the movie, and the
downloaded movie does not have subtitles.
vlc can play the downloaded movie with the srt file to produce a
subtitled movie.
problem is how to make a dvd from this material that will play in a
player.
AFAIK subtitles on DVDs (i.e. standard media playable in a commercial
player) are actually video files, not text such as srt, so you would
need to convert them, perhaps with transcode, ffmpeg or mencoder.

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Ed Greshko
2013-04-21 00:26:32 UTC
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Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
Post by Randolph Jones
can dvede make a video dvd using the srt file to embed subtitles?
I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player
I can make a dvd that plays embedded subtitles in dvd player, but lots
of old movies on youtube have separate subtitle files, and
downloadhelper does not download the srt file with the movie, and the
downloaded movie does not have subtitles.
vlc can play the downloaded movie with the srt file to produce a
subtitled movie.
problem is how to make a dvd from this material that will play in a
player.
AFAIK subtitles on DVDs (i.e. standard media playable in a commercial
player) are actually video files, not text such as srt, so you would
need to convert them, perhaps with transcode, ffmpeg or mencoder.
If you'd check the DeVeDe manual you'd find....

Finally, you can add up to 32 subtitle files, each one with one language. You can use the Add button or just drag&drop a file with subtitles (DeVeDe will check if the extension is .sub, .srt, .ssa, .smi, .txt, .aqt, .jss or .ass). These will be true DVD subtitles, in the sense that you can enable or disable them, and choose the language you want. When you do that, DeVeDe will show you this window:
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Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer....
Patrick O'Callaghan
2013-04-21 03:22:49 UTC
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Post by Ed Greshko
Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
Post by Randolph Jones
can dvede make a video dvd using the srt file to embed subtitles?
I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player
I can make a dvd that plays embedded subtitles in dvd player, but lots
of old movies on youtube have separate subtitle files, and
downloadhelper does not download the srt file with the movie, and the
downloaded movie does not have subtitles.
vlc can play the downloaded movie with the srt file to produce a
subtitled movie.
problem is how to make a dvd from this material that will play in a
player.
AFAIK subtitles on DVDs (i.e. standard media playable in a commercial
player) are actually video files, not text such as srt, so you would
need to convert them, perhaps with transcode, ffmpeg or mencoder.
If you'd check the DeVeDe manual you'd find....
So DeVeDe takes care of the conversion itself, apparently using
mencoder.

poc
Ed Greshko
2013-04-21 03:50:38 UTC
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Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
Post by Ed Greshko
Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
Post by Randolph Jones
can dvede make a video dvd using the srt file to embed subtitles?
I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player
I can make a dvd that plays embedded subtitles in dvd player, but lots
of old movies on youtube have separate subtitle files, and
downloadhelper does not download the srt file with the movie, and the
downloaded movie does not have subtitles.
vlc can play the downloaded movie with the srt file to produce a
subtitled movie.
problem is how to make a dvd from this material that will play in a
player.
AFAIK subtitles on DVDs (i.e. standard media playable in a commercial
player) are actually video files, not text such as srt, so you would
need to convert them, perhaps with transcode, ffmpeg or mencoder.
If you'd check the DeVeDe manual you'd find....
So DeVeDe takes care of the conversion itself, apparently using
mencoder.
Yes.... If memory serves me, they are converted to bitmaps and stored within the *vob files.
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Post by Patrick O'Callaghan
From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer....
Ed Greshko
2013-04-21 01:39:23 UTC
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Post by Randolph Jones
I have tried several times; I get various errors/crashes.
the dvd does not play subtitles in dvd player
FWIW, I just created a DVD iso file with DeVeDe including subtitles. I played it in smplayer and was able to toggle subtitles on/off from the smplayer menu. I used an *.srt file which I downloaded separately from the mp4.

No crashes or errors.

You may get better help if you actually detail the problems encountered as well as information on what versions you're running.

Here it was F18 and devede-3.23.0-1.fc18
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Post by Randolph Jones
From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer....
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